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OCT 29 2008

DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR NO. DC 2009-/0- 00/3,
GUIDELINES IMPLEMENTING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 839

Pursuant to Executive Order No. ase cued by President Gloria Macapagal-
Arroyo on 23 October 2009, the Department of Energy (DOE}, in coordination with
the Department of Justice (DOJ) hereby adopts the following guidelines to
implement the directive to the oil companies to maintain prices of petroleum
products prevailing on 15 October 2009.

1. Scope and Coverage

All oil and LPG industry players are hereby directed to retain or reduce the
prices of their refined petroleum products, specifically gasoline, diesel, biodiesel,
kerosene, and LPG, actually prevailing at the pump in the case of gasoline stations,
as of October 15, 2009.

All olf and LPG industry players shali submit to the DOE within twenty-four (24)
hours from the effectivity of this Circular, a listing of ail their gasoline/LPG retail
outlets in Luzon and the actual prices of LPG and at the pumps of the above-
identified refined petroleum products of each gasoline/LPG retail outlet as of
October 15, 2009.

2. Effectivity of the Prices

The prices of the above-identified refined petroleum products prevailing as of
October 15, 2009 shall remain effective until the EO is lifted or revoked by the
President of the Philippines.

3. Monitoring of Supply

All oil and LPG industry piayers shall submit fo the DOE a daily inventory of the
above identified refined petroleum products.

4. Effectivity of this Circular

These Guidelines shall take effect immediately upon publication in one (1)
newspaper of general circulation.

Issued in Fort Bonifacio, City of Taguig this day of October 2009.

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ANGELO T. REYES
Secretary

Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

IN REPLYING, PLS CITE:

; ten ni . _ SE09-017168 en
Energy Center, Merritt Rd., Fort Bonifacio, Taguig C m iippines ;
Tel. Nos.: Trunkline (632)840-1401; Telefax (632) 840-2067; (632) 840-2138; seal ON i 840-1731; Hotline (632) 840-21
Website: www.doe.gov.phE-mail: 43-S----.